EDC 102H F11 Context Reports
Community Data Worksheet - Kids Count Data

Community: Lawndale, Chicago

Zip Code: 60623

Author: Sara Mazur

Use the data tables below to accumulate data from reliable sources about a particular geographical region of Rhode Island. After you have assembled this information, turn it into knowledge by synthesizing a series of sensible paragraphs

C. Data from Kids Count

Year data collected:

Rhode Island Kids Count website
Go to Rhode Island Kids Count website at Rhode Island Kids Count
On the left blue bar, select Data
Under Rhode Island Kids Count Data by City/Town, click on Fact Sheets
Select your community
Use other sections to collect additional data as needed

	Chicago	Illinois
Child population	333,178	3,098,125
Children in single-parent families	50%	33%
Children living in families below the federal poverty threshold	36%	22%
Households with grandparents financially responsible for grandchildren	6%	4%
Immigrant Children Natively Born	96%	96%

D. Health Indicators

Year data collected: 2010

	Chicago	Illinois
Child Deaths	95	411
Low-birth Rates among new borns	9.7%	8.4%
Teen Births to Mothers in the Age Gorup 15-9	5,253	16,196

F. Safety Indicators

(Violence in Schools)
Year data collected: 2009

	Community	Rhode Island
% of Kids who said they felt unsafe at school	15.1%	7.4%
% of Kids who carried a weapon to school at least once	18.1%	16%
% of Kids who have been in a Physical fight	41.6%	33%

G. Education Indicators

Year data collected: 2010-2011

	Chicago	Illinois
Not enrolled in Nursery School	35%	37%
People 18+ Enrolled in College	29%	53%
Children in School who have difficulty speaking English	9%	5%

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